Years ago when I was helping a family member move from
one home to a new one, I was amazed at the dozens of keys they possessed. These keys were unmarked and whenever one was
needed it seemed to take forever to find the one that provided access to that
entrance. When I questioned what they
were access to the owner didn’t even know.
Some were keys that remained from things long gone while some were keys
to doors where the locks had been changed.
Yet, he hung on to every futile key even though they opened
nothing.
In considering this I am amused at how we hang on to
things that open nothing in our lives.
We are promised that we need only one set of keys to access the kingdom
of God. Yet, we lug around this keychain
filled with futile keys…pursuit of money…pursuit of popularity…pursuit of
approval. We try to force these
keys that lead to nowhere trying to access happiness. When circumstances get dicey we reach for the
entangled keys trying one to no avail, only to try another to gain access to
peace and resolution. In this world, apart from God the door to peace will not
open...He is the only key.
When will we learn that we can save ourselves undue grief
by only reaching for one key to access everything we need…the key that accesses
the full abundance of God? If we are
Christians we all have this key, but it will only be dependable if we remove the
competing keys from our key ring. Sadly,
many times we fail to realize the power and authority we have to call on God in
the name of His Son. We go through
life’s overwhelming circumstances having the ability to get everything we need
at all times but fail to use the right key.
‘In Matthew 16:19, Jesus was
telling His disciples that because of their special relationship with the
Father, they were being given a set of keys.
As children of God, they now had direct access to God and to His
resources’ Experiencing God, p. 192.
Living life without accessing God’s power and provision
is like living homeless with a key to a mansion in your pocket.
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